Learn more about the Rurality Index for Ontario score
Overview
The Rurality Index for Ontario (RIO) score is a measure of rurality that ensures funding is specifically targeted to northern and very rural communities. The RIO2008_Basic score is derived from three factors:
- population (count and density)
- travel time to a basic referral centre
- travel time to an advanced referral centre
RIO scores are assigned to Statistics Canada census subdivisions (CSDs).
Communities by Rurality Index for Ontario (RIO) score
| Community | RIO2008 score | NRRRI incentive value over 4 years |
|---|---|---|
| Addington Highlands | 56 | $97,748 |
| Adelaide Metcalfe | 40 | $84,718 |
| Admaston/Bromley | 52 | $91,469 |
| Alberton | 100 | $124,730 |
| Alexandria | 43 | $85,487 |
| Alfred and Plantagenet | 44 | $85,699 |
| Algonquin Highlands | 77 | $119,851 |
| Alnwick/Haldimand | 47 | $86,335 |
| Amaranth | 44 | $85,699 |
| Armour | 69 | $118,154 |
| Armstrong | 84 | $121,336 |
| Arran-Elderslie | 48 | $86,548 |
| Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh | 58 | $100,887 |
| Asphodel-Norwood | 44 | $85,699 |
| Assiginack | 75 | $119,427 |
| Atikokan | 83 | $121,124 |
| Baldwin | 50 | $88,329 |
| Bancroft | 62 | $107,166 |
| Barrie Island | 68 | $116,585 |
| Billings | 78 | $120,064 |
| Black River-Matheson | 66 | $113,445 |
| Blind River | 78 | $120,064 |
| Blue Mountains | 47 | $86,335 |
| Bluewater | 48 | $86,548 |
| Bonfield | 50 | $88,329 |
| Bonnechere Valley | 59 | $102,457 |
| Bracebridge | 57 | $99,318 |
| Brock | 40 | $84,851 |
| Brockton | 50 | $88,329 |
| Brooke-Alvinston | 43 | $85,487 |
| Bruce Mines | 61 | $105,597 |
| Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan | 70 | $118,367 |
| Burk's Falls | 63 | $108,736 |
| Calabogie | 55 | $96,178 |
| Callander | 47 | $86,335 |
| Calvin | 56 | $97,748 |
| Carling | 76 | $119,639 |
| Carlow/Mayo | 69 | $118,154 |
| Central Frontenac | 44 | $85,699 |
| Central Huron | 51 | $89,899 |
| Central Manitoulin | 77 | $119,851 |
| Champlain | 46 | $86,123 |
| Chapleau | 87 | $121,973 |
| Chapple | 100 | $124,730 |
| Charlton and Dack | 83 | $121,124 |
| Chatsworth | 43 | $85,487 |
| Chelsey | 50 | $88,329 |
| Chisholm | 53 | $93,039 |
| Clinton | 51 | $89,899 |
| Cobalt | 74 | $119,215 |
| Cobden | 53 | $93,039 |
| Cochrane | 69 | $118,154 |
| Cockburn Island | 68 | $116,585 |
| Conmee | 40 | $84,851 |
| Cramahe | 45 | $85,911 |
| Dawn-Euphemia | 45 | $85,911 |
| Dawson | 100 | $124,730 |
| Deep River | 70 | $118,367 |
| Douro-Dummer | 42 | $85,275 |
| Dryden | 91 | $122,821 |
| Dubreuilville | 100 | $124,730 |
| Dundalk | 48 | $86,548 |
| Dymond | 74 | $119,215 |
| Dysart and Others | 56 | $97,748 |
| Ear Falls | 100 | $124,730 |
| Earlton | 84 | $121,336 |
| East Ferris | 45 | $85,911 |
| East Garafraxa | 40 | $84,851 |
| East Hawkesbury | 53 | $93,039 |
| East Luther Grand Valley | 45 | $85,911 |
| Elliot Lake | 71 | $118,579 |
| Emo | 99 | $124,518 |
| Englehart | 76 | $119,639 |
| Enniskillen | 40 | $84,851 |
| Espanola | 46 | $86,123 |
| Evanturel | 46 | $86,123 |
| Exeter | 40 | $84,851 |
| Faraday | 63 | $108,736 |
| Fauquier-Strickland | 86 | $121,761 |
| Fort Frances | 91 | $122,821 |
| French River / Rivière des Français | 55 | $96,178 |
| Galway-Cavendish and Harvey | 50 | $88,329 |
| Georgian Bay | 64 | $110,306 |
| Georgian Bluffs | 41 | $85,063 |
| Geraldton | 79 | $120,276 |
| Gillies | 41 | $85,063 |
| Glencoe | 40 | $84,851 |
| Goderich | 52 | $91,469 |
| Gore Bay | 78 | $120,064 |
| Gravenhurst | 50 | $88,329 |
| Greater Madawaska | 55 | $96,178 |
| Greenstone | 79 | $120,276 |
| Grey Highlands | 45 | $85,911 |
| Haileybury | 74 | $119,215 |
| Haliburton | 56 | $97,748 |
| Hanover | 45 | $85,911 |
| Harley | 85 | $121,548 |
| Harris | 83 | $121,124 |
| Hastings Highlands | 69 | $118,154 |
| Havelock-Belmont-Methuen | 52 | $91,469 |
| Hawkesbury | 45 | $85,911 |
| Hearst | 95 | $123,670 |
| Highlands East | 63 | $108,736 |
| Hornepayne | 100 | $124,730 |
| Horton | 47 | $86,335 |
| Howick | 53 | $93,039 |
| Huntsville | 62 | $107,166 |
| Huron East | 47 | $86,335 |
| Huron Shores | 67 | $115,015 |
| Huron-Kinloss | 57 | $99,318 |
| Ignace | 96 | $123,882 |
| Iroquois Falls | 60 | $104,027 |
| Johnson | 63 | $108,736 |
| Kapuskasing | 84 | $121,336 |
| Kearney | 76 | $119,639 |
| Kenora | 80 | $120,488 |
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 69 | $118,154 |
| Kincardine | 52 | $91,469 |
| Kirkland Lake | 70 | $118,367 |
| La Vallee | 100 | $124,730 |
| Laird | 60 | $104,027 |
| Lake of Bays | 76 | $119,639 |
| Lanark Highlands | 43 | $85,487 |
| Larder Lake | 83 | $121,124 |
| Laurentian Hills | 73 | $119,003 |
| Laurentian Valley | 60 | $104,027 |
| Lion’s Head | 64 | $110,306 |
| Listowel | 54 | $94,608 |
| Little Current | 68 | $116,585 |
| Lucknow | 58 | $100,887 |
| Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional | 59 | $102,457 |
| Machar | 60 | $104,027 |
| Machin | 100 | $124,730 |
| Madawaska Valley | 73 | $119,003 |
| Magnetawan | 71 | $118,579 |
| Manitouwadge | 99 | $124,518 |
| Manitouwaning | 75 | $119,427 |
| Marathon | 97 | $124,094 |
| Markdale | 45 | $85,911 |
| Markstay-Warren | 44 | $85,699 |
| Marmora and Lake | 52 | $91,469 |
| Massey | 56 | $97,748 |
| Matheson | 66 | $113,445 |
| Mattawa | 55 | $96,178 |
| Mattice-Val Côté | 100 | $124,730 |
| McDougall | 71 | $118,579 |
| McGarry | 84 | $121,336 |
| McKellar | 73 | $119,003 |
| McMurrich/Monteith | 73 | $119,003 |
| Meaford | 40 | $84,851 |
| Melancthon | 47 | $86,335 |
| Michipicoten | 93 | $123,245 |
| Minden Hills | 61 | $105,597 |
| Minto | 46 | $86,123 |
| Mitchell | 43 | $85,487 |
| Moonbeam | 89 | $122,397 |
| Moose Factory | 100 | $124,730 |
| Moosonee | 100 | $124,730 |
| Morrisburg | 40 | $84,851 |
| Morris-Turnberry | 54 | $94,608 |
| Mulmur | 44 | $85,699 |
| Muskoka Lakes | 69 | $118,154 |
| Neebing | 40 | $84,851 |
| New Liskeard | 74 | $119,215 |
| Nipigon | 58 | $100,887 |
| Nipissing | 55 | $96,178 |
| North Algona Wilberforce | 61 | $105,597 |
| North Dundas | 40 | $84,851 |
| North Frontenac | 56 | $97,748 |
| North Glengarry | 43 | $85,487 |
| North Huron | 54 | $94,608 |
| North Kawartha | 55 | $96,178 |
| North Middlesex | 40 | $84,851 |
| North Perth | 42 | $85,275 |
| North Shore | 71 | $118,579 |
| North Stormont | 40 | $84,851 |
| Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands | 68 | $116,585 |
| Northern Bruce Peninsula | 64 | $110,306 |
| Oil Springs | 40 | $84,851 |
| Papineau-Cameron | 68 | $116,585 |
| Parry Sound | 65 | $111,875 |
| Pembroke | 51 | $89,899 |
| Penetanguishene | 43 | $85,487 |
| Perry | 70 | $118,367 |
| Perth South | 42 | $85,275 |
| Petawawa | 57 | $99,318 |
| Plummer Additional | 64 | $110,306 |
| Port Elgin | 46 | $86,123 |
| Powassan | 51 | $89,899 |
| Prince | 54 | $94,608 |
| Rainy River | 95 | $123,670 |
| Ramara | 44 | $85,699 |
| Red Lake | 98 | $124,306 |
| Red Rock | 57 | $99,318 |
| Richard’s Landing | 64 | $110,306 |
| Ryerson | 71 | $118,579 |
| Sables-Spanish Rivers | 56 | $97,748 |
| Sauble Beach | 48 | $86,548 |
| Saugeen Shores | 46 | $86,123 |
| Schreiber | 86 | $121,761 |
| Seaforth | 47 | $86,335 |
| Seguin | 70 | $118,367 |
| Severn | 46 | $86,123 |
| Shedden | 64 | $110,306 |
| Shelburne | 40 | $84,851 |
| Shuniah | 42 | $85,275 |
| Sioux Lookout | 97 | $124,094 |
| Sioux Narrows - Nestor Falls | 96 | $123,882 |
| Smooth Rock Falls | 79 | $120,276 |
| South Algonquin | 78 | $120,064 |
| South Bruce | 55 | $96,178 |
| South Bruce Peninsula | 48 | $86,548 |
| South Dundas | 40 | $84,851 |
| South Glengarry | 40 | $84,851 |
| Southampton | 46 | $86,123 |
| South Huron | 40 | $84,851 |
| South River | 55 | $96,178 |
| Southgate | 48 | $86,548 |
| Southwest Middlesex | 40 | $84,851 |
| Spanish | 64 | $110,306 |
| St. Joseph | 64 | $110,306 |
| St.Charles | 50 | $88,329 |
| Stirling-Rawdon | 41 | $85,063 |
| Strong | 62 | $107,166 |
| Sturgeon Falls | 45 | $85,911 |
| Sundridge | 57 | $99,318 |
| Tay | 42 | $85,275 |
| Tay Valley | 44 | $85,699 |
| Temagami | 66 | $113,445 |
| Temiskaming Shores | 74 | $119,215 |
| Terrace Bay | 92 | $123,033 |
| The Archipelago | 74 | $119,215 |
| The Nation / La Nation | 40 | $84,851 |
| Thessalon | 62 | $107,166 |
| Thornbury | 47 | $86,335 |
| Tiny | 43 | $85,487 |
| Tobermorey | 64 | $110,306 |
| Trent Hills | 41 | $85,063 |
| Tudor and Cashel | 54 | $94,608 |
| Tweed | 45 | $85,911 |
| Val Rita-Harty | 95 | $123,670 |
| Verner | 45 | $85,911 |
| Walkerton | 50 | $88,329 |
| Warwick | 40 | $84,851 |
| Watford | 40 | $84,851 |
| Wawa | 93 | $123,245 |
| Wellington North | 42 | $85,275 |
| West Elgin | 40 | $84,851 |
| West Grey | 44 | $85,699 |
| West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest | 45 | $85,911 |
| West Perth | 43 | $85,487 |
| White River | 100 | $124,730 |
| Whitestone | 73 | $119,003 |
| Whitewater Region | 53 | $93,039 |
| Wollaston | 60 | $98,080 |
Updated: January 10, 2025
Published: January 15, 2024